SAY AND TELL

we can use with the verbs say and tell both in direct and reported speech

SAY is always with or without a personal object. when used with a personal object. it is always followed by the prepostions to(said to me)

TELL is always followed by a personal objet(told me )
study the following examples

DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
he said " i`m ted" he said that he was ted
he said to me " i`m ted he said to me that he was ted
he told me "i`m ted! he told me that he was ted



say and tell are also used with the following expressions:

SAY:good morning/afternoon, etc, something/nothing,etc,one`s prayers,so.a few words

TELL: the truth. a lie, a secret, a story, the time, the diference,sb one`s name, sb the way, one from anorthe, one`s fortune